The Best Actors 1928 to 2025

576 items • Updated 5/5/2026
From every "The Best Actor List" only the Top Ten. No. 1 = 10 points; No. 10 = 1 point.
1Marcello MastroianniMarcello Mastroianni
Actor
2Robert De NiroRobert De Niro
Actor
3James StewartJames Stewart
Actor
4Humphrey BogartHumphrey Bogart
Actor
5Claude RainsClaude Rains
Actor
6Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadai
Actor
7Jean GabinJean Gabin
Actor
8Cary GrantCary Grant
Actor
9Philip Seymour HoffmanPhilip Seymour Hoffman
Actor
10Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. Robinson
Actor
11Lionel BarrymoreLionel Barrymore
Actor
12Chishū RyūChishū Ryū
Actor
13Yves MontandYves Montand
Actor
14Anthony HopkinsAnthony Hopkins
Actor
15Gérard DepardieuGérard Depardieu
Actor
16Burt LancasterBurt Lancaster
Actor
17Gian Maria VolontèGian Maria Volontè
Actor
18Philippe NoiretPhilippe Noiret
Actor
19Timothée ChalametTimothée Chalamet
Actor
20Boris KarloffBoris Karloff
Actor
21Chris CooperChris Cooper
Actor
22John GielgudJohn Gielgud
Actor
23Al PacinoAl Pacino
Actor
24Tom HanksTom Hanks
Producer
25Sebastian KochSebastian Koch
Actor
26Henry FondaHenry Fonda
Actor
27George SandersGeorge Sanders
Actor
28George BrentGeorge Brent
Actor
29Gunnar BjörnstrandGunnar Björnstrand
Actor
30Edward NortonEdward Norton
Actor
31Richard WidmarkRichard Widmark
Actor
32Michael StuhlbargMichael Stuhlbarg
Actor
33Michel PiccoliMichel Piccoli
Actor
34Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio
Producer
35Mads MikkelsenMads Mikkelsen
Actor
36Paul GiamattiPaul Giamatti
Actor
37Lars EidingerLars Eidinger
Actor
38William HoldenWilliam Holden
Actor
39Kirk DouglasKirk Douglas
Actor
40Morgan FreemanMorgan Freeman
Actor
41John HurtJohn Hurt
Actor
42Woody HarrelsonWoody Harrelson
Actor
43Arthur KennedyArthur Kennedy
Actor
44Mark RuffaloMark Ruffalo
Actor
45Ryan GoslingRyan Gosling
Actor
46Anthony QuinnAnthony Quinn
Actor
47Toshirô MifuneToshirô Mifune
Actor
48Joseph CottenJoseph Cotten
Actor
49Stellan SkarsgårdStellan Skarsgård
Actor
50Thomas MitchellThomas Mitchell
Actor
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